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Batman - All Media Types

That sacred bond

by elareine

“I think…” A snort. Tim ignored it with the ease of long practice. “I think they’re assuming that we’re married.”

General 1.5k words 1 ch Complete 967 kudos

(and some background Pining) · Accidental Marriage · Aliens · Denial of Feelings· +5 more

The Dragon Prince (Cartoon)

Purple Marks

by planetundersiege

Callum decides to accompany Rayla as she watches the camp. They begin to talk, and Callum gets to ask a really important question, what are those marks on Rayla’s face?

General 519 words 1 ch Complete 399 kudos

The dragon prince - Freeform · Oneshot · post season one · Cute· +15 more

Haikyuu!!

I Really Should Call the

by celestia

Tsukishima has a shitty professor whose paper is making him pull an all nighter. When a drunk Kuroo Tetsurou breaks in the only thing keeping him from going to jail is Tsukishima's cat, who never likes anyone, taking a liking to Kuroo.

General 1.6k words 1 ch Complete 333 kudos

College AU · kuroo's a bit drunk · developing crush · Fluff

Critical Role (Web Series)

pas de deux

by mieletthe

As he watched them dance, his eyes were continuously drawn back to Caleb. He had abandoned his usual slouch and was standing tall, shoulders back and head held high as he led his dance partners smoothly around the room.This was Caleb as Essek had never seen him before.

General 1.2k words 1 ch Complete 274 kudos

C2E91 · Canon Compliant per Crit Recap Animated · Dancing · Essek Thelyss Has a Crush· +5 more

Haikyuu!!

Rubber and Cream

by Superboringfanfan

Oikawa has to buy new sneakers and meets a certain someone in the task.

Teen 2k words 1 ch Complete 241 kudos

I honestly dont know what to tag · Fluff · i guess · Ice Cream· +5 more

Ace of Diamond

Love and Sunshine

by TiassheReisha

The moment he laid his eyes on the loud mouthed pitcher, he was drawn in to his brightness, his laughter, and it irritates him. Pitchers are supposed to be tyrants on the mound, they are not supposed to be like this. Someone who is so loud, bashful and pretty much like an idiot... This is Koushuu's first impression when he saw Seido's Southpaw pitcher, Sawamura Eijun. A loudmouth idiot...

Teen 3.7k words 2 ch Complete 219 kudos

Senpai-Kouhai Relationship · Act 2 Manga · developing crush · Koushuu crushing on Eijun· +1 more

Final Fantasy XV

Come Home

by MelWritesFanfic

My take on the backstory of Prompto Argentum told from various points in his life, pre-game. I hope to look at how he ended up living alone, how his refugee status affected his relationships with others, his social development and his self-esteem, his weight loss, and last, but certainly not least, his developing relationship with Prince Noctis.

Teen 19k words 8 ch Complete 214 kudos

Character Study · Introspection · Backstory · Slow Paced· +47 more

Don't Starve (Video Game)

Strike a match, and sparks fly

by BamSara

“It’s a cold.”“A persistent one.” He counters. “I don’t mean to scare you, but it’s not uncommon for something as simple as a cold to take a life. You can never be too cautious. Maybe one day, science will procure a cure, or perhaps better medicine to treat it. But until then,” He holds the mug out to her. “Drink, please.”---------Covers some of the time-skips from 'Matchsticks and Scalpels'. Could be read alone though.

Teen 6.5k words 1 ch Complete 185 kudos

Alternate Universe - Victorian · Jealousy · No beta reader · One-Shots· +5 more

A Song of Ice and Fire & Related Fandoms+1

Where Everybody Knows Your Name

by GlowingMechanicalHeart

It wasn’t very often that Sandor ventured into new bars. Much less gastropubs. He was a man of tradition, he was a fan of the smaller bars. Those bars where people left you alone and the bartender knew your name. But today, an impulse took him to a gastropub. Sandor would later blame it on his hunger, he had stood in front of “The She-Wolves” gastropub deciding if he should go inside. In the end, he did.

General 4k words 3 ch Complete 182 kudos

Alternate Universe - Bar/Pub · Arya gives an ultimatum · Bar Owner!Sansa · Bar Tender!Sansa· +7 more

Super Dangan Ronpa 2

Jerkface

by ToxicPineapple

Speaking of Tanaka, as Souda strides over to fetch himself a shovel, the animal breeder is already bent over the bucket of gloves, holding up a pair with his nose wrinkled. For a minute, Souda’s not sure what the guy’s problem is, but these are all pretty rubbery, and like, uncomfortable. Tanaka’s kind of weird with textures. One time Kuzuryuu and Nidai got into an argument-- sort of, an argument, Souda doesn’t think Nidai was arguing, but Kuzuryuu sure was-- and ended up knocking over a pitcher of juice, and it had spilled on Tanaka, and Tanaka had been so upset that he had to go change right away.Which… that’s fine. Souda doesn’t care. On either end, he doesn’t care about judging Tanaka and he doesn’t care about paying attention. He reaches down for a pair of gloves himself, and briefly meets Tanaka’s two-coloured eyes as he straightens up.Tanaka averts his gaze first, and Souda looks down at the gloves in his hand, rubbing the back of his neck.---Souda and Tanaka do some volunteer work together while Sonia is absent.

General 3k words 1 ch Complete 179 kudos

Developing Relationship · Homoeroticism · Humour · Introspection· +6 more

Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

Bad liar

by ToxicPineapple

Smiling sheepishly, Naegi takes a moment to catch his breath before he replies, “Well, I uh,” he can’t just say he wanted to come over here just to hold an umbrella for her, he’ll look like a total simp, “I saw you walking a bit ahead of me, and I was walking this way anyway, so I thought I’d run over and walk with you until we have to split? Since it doesn’t look like you have an umbrella.”The look on Kirigiri’s face is impossible to read. Eventually, she shrugs. “I don’t mind,” she says, and she even slows her pace a little, so Naegi isn’t nearly jogging to keep up with her, which he appreciates, holding the umbrella up a little so it’ll cover the both of them. It’s hard, because Kirigiri is taller than him, but he manages! He’s okay. He’s doing just fine, actually.Naegi’s heart pounds a little bit heavily as they walk, as he sneaks the occasional glance at Kirigiri’s impassive expression. It’s not just because of his run. Actually, his breathing has started to even out now, despite the rain and the cold, so really it’s all just… Kirigiri herself, that’s making Naegi flustered right now.---Naegi and Kirigiri share an umbrella on a rainy day.

General 2.4k words 1 ch Complete 159 kudos

Alternate Universe - No Hope's Peak Academy (Dangan Ronpa) · Alternate Universe - Non-Despair (Dangan Ronpa) · Background Ikuzono · Background Sakuraoi· +11 more

New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing

Mutual vulnerability

by ToxicPineapple

Hmmm. Amami wonders if maybe he’s being a little bit of a hypocrite. He’s pretty sure he would erupt into flames if a member of his class saw him crying. That’s pretty much the worse case scenario, in all honesty, being caught in tears. (It was bad enough when Akamatsu found him crying. Never again. Amami cries in his room, thanks, and nowhere else.) Maybe Momota is similar, in that he doesn’t want anyone to see his weaknesses. Though why in particular Momota feels like that, Amami really couldn’t… say, one way or the other, not unless he knew Momota really well, and he doesn’t. Any guesses he might make would just be speculation, really.Unless he got to know Momota better. The thing with getting to know people, though, is that it requires… mutual vulnerability. Amami isn’t so great at vulnerability. Less because he hates people knowing he has problems, more because he knows how they’ll respond, and he just doesn’t want to hear it.And! Being close to people means that he could lose them, which is not ideal.---The five times Momota refused to open up to Amami, plus the one time he did.

Teen 19k words 6 ch Complete 143 kudos

(Not between Amamota lol these boys are gay) · 5+1 Things · Angst · Angst with a Happy Ending· +18 more

Camp Camp (Web Series)

Under the Missile Toes

by DesertDraggon

Max ends up covered in decorations thanks to Nikki, and Space Kid learns what you're actually supposed to do when you find yourself under some mistletoe.

General 1.7k words 1 ch Complete 139 kudos

Mistletoe · developing crush · Fluff · max making bad decisions that turn out to be good decisions

Blue Lock (Manga)

concept of magnetism

by LadyMarshmallow

Kunigami Rensuke is everything he's not. And really, what’s attraction if not towards opposing forces?

Teen 866 words 1 ch Complete 134 kudos

Flash Fic · Pre-Slash · Rare Ship · Short One Shot· +5 more

Persona 5

we can talk here on the floor, on the phone if you prefer

by ToxicPineapple

Makoto doesn’t really feel like she’ll be able to fall asleep quickly when the quiet alone is enough to remind her of the genuine anger and frustration in Sae’s voice the other night. She could at least try, but tossing and turning in her sheets doesn’t sound especially restful, and well… what else is there for her to do, really?After turning off the sink and drying her hands, Makoto pulls out her phone, worrying her lip as she thumbs through contacts. Aside from the thieves, there aren’t a lot of people she can really talk to right now, and… as stupid as it sounds, Makoto still feels a bit guilty about reaching out to them when she’s already caused them so much trouble. The lot of them, Akira, Ryuji, Yusuke—they’ve all been nothing but kind to her in their own ways, especially after she awakened her Persona, but she still can’t help feeling like she’d be intruding if she were to reach out to any of them.Well… almost any of them.---Makoto, tired of the eating alone, phones a friend.

General 4.9k words 1 ch Complete 127 kudos

Developing Friendship · Emotional Hurt/Comfort · Fluff · Gay Panic· +12 more

My Hero Academia

Reflection

by Carisa_Ironfell

Inasa and Shouto start hanging out in an attempt to clear some of their differences. Inasa thinks about how Shouto has changed since they met and realizes that they've become close without realizing it. He comes to terms with the meaning of that.

General 1k words 1 ch Complete 115 kudos

Developing Friendship · Fluff · Inasa Has a Crush · Inasa is not· +5 more

Total Drama (Cartoon)

talk to her

by AyaWilliams

Noah hates the aftermath. This season he had to deal with pointless drama, forced social interaction, sharing a room with Cody of all people, and so much lack of emotional awareness it almost hurts. Trent's trying to improve at least, and that begins with apologizing to Gwen for the whole situation.

General 1.9k words 1 ch Complete 111 kudos

Apologies · Conflict Resolution · Discussion · Drama· +4 more